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    Israel to buy 20 F-35 fighter jets in deal with US

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    By Erik, Israel to buy 20 F-35 fighter jets in deal with US
    Israel to buy 20 F-35 fighter jets in deal with US Defence Talk — By Agence France-Presse on October 8, 2010   WASHINGTON: Israel has signed a contract with the United States to buy 20 F-35 fighter jets, officials said after Washington offered "incentives" for the Jewish state to help sputtering peace talks.   The sale of the US-made Joint Strike Fighter will arm Israel with a more sophisticated combat aircraft than any nation in the Middle East, amid rising tensions with Iran and after

    Russia successfully test fires long-range missile

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    By Erik, Russia successfully test fires long-range missile
    Russia successfully test fires long-range missile   Defence Talk — By Agence France-Presse on October 8, 2010 Moscow: Russia on Thursday successfully tested its new nuclear-capable Bulava intercontinental missile, the defence ministry said, its first successful firing for months after a series of embarrassing failures.   The missile was fired from the Dmitry Donskoi submarine in the White Sea in North European Russia and hit its target in the Kura firing area on the Kamchatka peninsul

    USAF Looks To Expand NMUSAF

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    By DWCAce, USAF Looks To Expand NMUSAF
    (photo courtesy of NMUSAF)   Construction of new Air Force Museum building could start in 2012 BY: JOHN NOLAN , DAYTON DAILY NEWS 10/04/2010   WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Construction of a building to house the spacecraft collection and former presidential aircraft at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force could start in 2012 if fundraising stays on track, museum officials said Monday.   That 200,000-square-foot building would house a retired space shuttle, if the Air Force muse

    Ukraine's Antonov aircraft producer to compete for multi-billion U.S. tanker tender

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    By Erik, Ukraine's Antonov aircraft producer to compete for multi-billion U.S. tanker tender
    Ukraine's Antonov aircraft producer to compete for multi-billion U.S. tanker tender RIA Novosti. Grigoriy Sisoev -- 04/10/2010   Ukraine's state-run Antonov aircraft producer will compete with U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Europe's EADS in a multi-billion tender to supply almost 180 airborne refueling tankers to the United States Air Force (USAF), Antonov's President and General Designer Dmitry Kiva said on Monday. "We have not managed to officially register our participation, but the

    Global Strike command reaches full operational capability

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    By Erik, Global Strike command reaches full operational capability
    Global Strike command reaches full operational capability   Defence Talk -- By Air Force News Agency on October 4, 2010   BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La.: Officials declared Air Force Global Strike Command to be at full operational capability Sept. 30, on schedule, and less than 14 months after its initial activation as a command.   To reach that milestone, the command accomplished more than 700 action items identified by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force in 2009, when the

    Stuxnet in China

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    By Erik, Stuxnet in China
    Stuxnet in China   The Diplomat -- October 4, 2010   A computer worm that has been dubbed by some analysts the world’s first cyber super weapon has reportedly made its way to China.   Stuxnet, which was first discovered in June this year and is reportedly the first worm known to have been used to target critical infrastructure, is said to have already infected millions of personal computers in China.   The worm gained worldwide notoriety last month when international media began re

    Saab Receives Order for an Airborne Surveillance System

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    By Erik, Saab Receives Order for an Airborne Surveillance System
    Saab Receives Order for an Airborne Surveillance System   Defence Talk -- By Saab on October 5, 2010   Defence and security company Saab has received an order for an airborne surveillance system. The contract amounts to more than 4.5 billion SEK.   The order concerns delivery of the Saab 2000 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) system, which comprises of a Saab 2000 aircraft equipped with the advanced Erieye radar system. The contract also includes ground equipment as well

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